Local thinclads win medals in track

The 2016 Class C state track meet has come and gone and once again, a number of local athletes from the Hi-Line and surrounding area had standout performances.

On the boys side of things, no local team performed better than the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks, who in particular, got a memorable performance from senior Justin May. May, a stellar three-sport athlete, who has been working to win a state title for four years and, finally, in track he achieved it in the long jump, as he took the crown with a jump of 20-11.

However, May also scored points in three other events at last week's Cl...